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[doc] Helen KellerHelen Keller inspired Lions to commit to ending preventable blindness and serving the visually impaired.
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[doc] Recycle for SightFor decades, Lions have collected and redistributed eyeglasses to those in need.
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[doc] Recycle the EarthLions can be found on the front lines of local recycling projects all around the world, reclaiming everything from scrap metal and old newspapers to medical devices and used cell phones.
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[doc] Founder Melvin JonesMelvin Jones, an insurance salesman from Chicago, founded the Lions Clubs in 1917.
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[doc] Expressions of PeaceSince 1988, Lions Clubs International has sponsored the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest to encourage young people to express their perspectives on peace.
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[doc] Campaign SightFirst IICampaign SightFirst II aimed its funds and programs at addressing emerging threats to vision such as diabetes, glaucoma and childhood blindness. Campaign funds would also be used for training, vision screening, eyeglasses, vision clinics and…
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[doc] Brooms and PancakesLions clubs' fundraisers have taken many forms over the last 100 years, including selling brooms, mops, fruitcake, mints and candy bars.
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[doc] Best FriendsLions establish a guide dog training school in 1939, helping to popularize guide dogs as aids for the blind.
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[doc] Campaign SightFirstThe goal of Campaign SightFirst was to raise US$130 million by June 1994 and to aim to conquer blindness, in all its diverse forms, through grant projects driven by local Lions.
